One of the nicest and most beautiful castles of Sy...

One of the nicest and most beautiful castles of Syria

Aleppo Castle is a fortified castle dating back to the Middle Ages. The citadel of Aleppo is one of the oldest and largest castles in the world. The use of the hill on which the citadel is located dates back to the third millennium BC. Later, it was occupied by many civilizations, including the Greeks, Byzantines, Mamluks and Ayyubids, while most of the current structure dates back to the Ayyubid period. The Aga Khan Foundation for Culture and the Archaeological Society of Aleppo conducted extensive conservation activities in 2000. The castle is located in the center of the old city [1] which was listed by UNESCO on the list of world heritage sites in 1986. [2]
The massive vaulted bridge built by Sultan al-Zaher Ghazi over the moat led to a complex design of the entrance. As any striker of the castle has to cross more than six turns until it reaches the vaulted entrance ramp, where the launch rounds of the attackers were the highest. The main corridors are decorated with figurative inscriptions. Above the Ayyubid gate tower is the Mamluk throne room. [18]

The Ayyubid Palace and Hammamet



The glass lids in the bathroom surface

The Palace of Glory is the palace of Zaher Ghazi, which is said to have been burned on the night of his wedding, but later rebuilt. Today it is considered one of the most impressive and impressive monuments in the castle. The Ayyubids were not the first to build a palace in the citadel. There are many architectural details dating back to the Ayyubid period, including the Ayyubid entrance gate with the marquises or wall holes, and a courtyard on the Iwan, but a tetrahedron, and its tiling. [19]
The bathroom built with the palace building in the thirteenth century AD [14] consists of three sections, where the first section is used for dressing and rest. The second is a non-heated hall but warmer. The third warm room is a steam room equipped with a collar, hot and cold water is transferred to the bathroom through ceramic pipes.

Mamluk Throne Hall

The Mamluk Throne or the Royal Palace is one of the most important archaeological sites in the citadel, where the hall is located above the main entrance tower of the castle. [20] It is 7 degrees in diameter and is rectangular in shape and is 26.5 meters x 23.5 meters in size. It was built by Prince Saif al-Din Jekem in the year 809 AH. [21] Al-Dhahi declared himself Sultan of Aleppo in 1406 AD, thus declaring disobedience to Sultan al-Nasser Faraj ibn Barqouq. The Mamluk Sultan Mu'ayyad Shaykh, 1417 AD, completed the wooden ceiling. [20] The Sultan Qaitbayevk restoration of the Throne Hall in the sixteenth century AD. [7] He was also ordered to dig his name at the bottom of the outer window of the hall. [20] It was later rebuilt several times, most recently in 1973 AD [7] In the middle of the hall there is an Ayubian water fountain, in addition to ten windows in the hall, and there is a main window overlooking the old city and the entrance to the castle. [7]
This is what is written on the door of the Throne Hall

To accompany this palace Ezz and the state and all the pious in his good wonder
He built in the time of justice with goodness, and met his miracles, and exceeded all the oddities


- The door of the Mamluk Throne Hall in Aleppo Hall

Curtain, Hellenistic well and underground passages

The construction of the citadel is not limited to what is above the ground, as many wells, including the well (the Ayyubid well) and the Hellenistic well, penetrate the ground up to a depth of 125 meters (410 feet) under the castle's surface. The passages under the floor are connected to the towers, and are likely to pass under the trench to reach the city. [19]